Table of Contents for
Monday 12 Jan 2015

Volume No. 758Part No. 82

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House of Lords

Introduction: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

Roads: Young Drivers - Question

Battle of Waterloo: 200th Anniversary - Question

Alcohol: Addiction - Question

Village Life - Question

Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill - First Reading

Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill - First Reading

Recall of MPs Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Pension Schemes Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

Clause 47: Pensions guidance

Amendment 29

Amendment 30

Amendment 30A

Nigeria - Statement

Pension Schemes Bill - Committee (2nd Day) (Continued)

Schedule 3: Pensions guidance

Amendments 31 to 33

Amendment 34

Amendment 36

Amendment 40A

Amendments 41 to 44

Clause 48: Independent advice in respect of conversions and transfers: Great Britain

Amendment 44A

Amendment 45

Amendment 46

Clause 51: Independent advice in respect of conversions and transfers: Northern Ireland

Amendments 49 and 50

Clause 55: Sums or assets that may be designated as available for drawdown: Great Britain

Amendment 51

Clause 56: Provision about conversion of certain benefits for drawdown: Great Britain

Amendments 52 and 53

Amendment 54

Amendment 54A

Clause 60: Sums or assets that may be designated as available for drawdown: Northern Ireland

Amendment 55

Clause 61: Provision about conversion of certain benefits for drawdown: Northern Ireland

Amendment 56 and 57

Amendment 58

Schedule 4: Rights to transfer benefits

Amendments 59 to 86

Clause 66: Restriction on transfers out of public service defined benefits schemes: Great Britain

Amendment 87

Amendments 88 and 89

Clause 67: Reduction of cash equivalents: funded public service defined benefits schemes: Great Britain

Amendments 90 to 93

Clause 69: Restriction on transfers out of public service defined benefits schemes: Northern Ireland

Amendments 94 to 96

Clause 70: Reduction of cash equivalents: funded public service defined benefits schemes: Northern Ireland

Amendment 97

Clause 72: Meaning of “flexible benefit”

Amendment 98

Clause 73: Meaning of “cash balance benefit”

Amendment 99

Clause 74: Interpretation of Part 4

Amendments 100 to 103

Amendment 104

Clause 80: Power to make consequential amendments

Amendment 106

Amendments 107 and 108

Clause 81: Regulations

Amendments 109 to 111

Amendments 112 and 113

Clause 84: Commencement

Amendments 114 to 116

Elderly People: Powers of Attorney and Living Wills - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

Clause 15: Target for streamlined company registration

Amendment 33B

Clause 17: Review of regulators’ complaints and appeals procedures

Amendment 33C

Amendment 33D

Amendment 33G

Amendment 33H

Clause 18: Power to specify regulatory functions

Clause 19: Guidance by the Secretary of State

Clause 20: Independent Complaints Commissioner: reporting duty

Clause 21: Duty on Secretary of State to publish business impact target etc

Clause 22: Sections 21 and 23 to 25: “qualifying regulatory provisions” etc

Amendment 33P

Clause 23: Duty on Secretary of State to publish reports

Amendment 33Q

Clause 25: Appointment of body to verify assessments and lists in reports

Clause 26: Amending the business impact target etc

Clause 27: Sections 21 to 25 etc: interpretation

Clause 28: Duty to review regulatory provisions in secondary legislation

Clause 30: Section 28(2)(a): “provision for review”

Clause 32: Sections 28 to 31 etc: supplementary

Clause 33: Definitions of small and micro business

Amendment 33BC

Amendment 33BE

Clause 35: Exclusion of home businesses from Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Amendment 33BH

Amendment 34

Amendment 35

Amendment 35A

Clause 36: CMA to publish recommendations on proposals for Westminster legislation

Amendment 35B

Written Statements

Libya Training Report - Statement

Low Pay Commission Report (National Minimum Wage) - Statement

Maximising Voter Registration - Statement

Pension Guidance Service - Statement

Written Answers

Access to Work Programme - Question

Administration of Justice - Question

Bahrain - Question

Combined Cadet Force - Question

Electoral Register - Questions

Floods: Somerset - Question

Forced Marriage - Question

Government Departments: Work Experience - Question

Leasehold - Questions

Military Aircraft - Question

Ministers: Correspondence - Question

Social Security Benefits: Fraud - Question

Sports: Disability - Question





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Monday 12 Jan 2015

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House of Lords [12 Jan 2015]

2.30 pm

Introduction: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

2.38 pm

Roads: Young Drivers - Question

2.43 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):

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Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Wills (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Bradshaw (LD):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

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Earl Attlee (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Dubs (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

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Battle of Waterloo: 200th Anniversary - Question

2.51 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Earl Cathcart (Con):

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (LD):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Lord Spicer (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Alcohol: Addiction - Question

2.58 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe) (Con):

Lord Avebury (LD):

Earl Howe:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con):

Earl Howe:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Column: 556

Baroness Hollins (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord Garel-Jones (Con):

Earl Howe:

Village Life - Question

3.06 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):

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Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

The Lord Bishop of Rochester:

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Lord Deben (Con):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill - First Reading

3.13 pm

Column: 559

Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill - First Reading

3.14 pm

Recall of MPs Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

3.14 pm

Pension Schemes Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

3.15 pm

Clause 47: Pensions guidance

Amendment 29

Lord Newby (LD):

Lord McAvoy (Lab):

Column: 560

Lord Newby:

Amendment 30

Lord Bradley (Lab):

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3.30 pm

Column: 564

Lord Freeman (Con):

Lord Newby:

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3.45 pm

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Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Lord Newby:


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Lord German (LD):

Lord Newby:


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Lord Bradley:

4 pm

Amendment 30A

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Lord Bradley:


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Column: 574

4.15 pm

Lord Hutton of Furness (Lab):

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Lord Newby:


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Lord Bradley:

Lord Newby:

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab):

Lord Newby:

4.30 pm

Lord Hutton of Furness:

Lord Newby:

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Newby:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Newby:


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Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Newby:

Lord Bradley:

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Nigeria - Statement

4.40 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):


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4.43 pm

Baroness Morgan of Ely (Lab):

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4.47 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:


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4.50 pm

Lord Hussain (LD):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Lord Tebbit (Con):

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Pension Schemes Bill - Committee (2nd Day) (Continued)

4.55 pm

Schedule 3: Pensions guidance

Amendments 31 to 33

Amendment 34

Baroness Greengross (CB):

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5 pm

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Column: 589

5.15 pm

Lord Best (CB):


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Lord German (LD):

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Newby:

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Column: 593

5.30 pm

Column: 594

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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Lord Newby:

Baroness Greengross:

Amendment 36

Lord Bradley:


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5.45 pm

Lord Newby:

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Lord Bradley:

Amendment 40A

Lord Bradley:

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Column: 600

6 pm

Baroness Drake (Lab):


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Column: 602

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Lord Newby:

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Column: 604

6.15 pm

Lord Bradley:

Amendments 41 to 44

Clause 48: Independent advice in respect of conversions and transfers: Great Britain

Amendment 44A

Column: 605

Lord Bradley:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Fookes) (Con):

Lord Bradley:


Column: 606

Baroness Drake:

Lord Newby:

Column: 607

6.30 pm

Column: 608

Lord Bradley:

Column: 609

Amendment 45

Lord Newby:

Column: 610

Lord McAvoy (Lab):

Lord Newby:

Amendment 46

Clause 51: Independent advice in respect of conversions and transfers: Northern Ireland

Amendments 49 and 50

Column: 611

6.45 pm

Clause 55: Sums or assets that may be designated as available for drawdown: Great Britain

Amendment 51

Lord McAvoy:

Clause 56: Provision about conversion of certain benefits for drawdown: Great Britain

Amendments 52 and 53

Column: 612

Amendment 54

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:


Column: 613

Lord McAvoy:

Amendment 54A

Lord Bradley:

Column: 614

Column: 615

Baroness Drake:

7 pm

Column: 616


Column: 617

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Column: 618

Lord Bradley:

Clause 60: Sums or assets that may be designated as available for drawdown: Northern Ireland

Amendment 55

Column: 619

Clause 61: Provision about conversion of certain benefits for drawdown: Northern Ireland

Amendment 56 and 57

Amendment 58

Schedule 4: Rights to transfer benefits

Amendments 59 to 86

Column: 620

Column: 621

7.15 pm

Clause 66: Restriction on transfers out of public service defined benefits schemes: Great Britain

Amendment 87

Column: 622

Lord McAvoy:

Amendments 88 and 89

Column: 623

Clause 67: Reduction of cash equivalents: funded public service defined benefits schemes: Great Britain

Amendments 90 to 93

Clause 69: Restriction on transfers out of public service defined benefits schemes: Northern Ireland

Amendments 94 to 96

Column: 624

Clause 70: Reduction of cash equivalents: funded public service defined benefits schemes: Northern Ireland

Amendment 97

Clause 72: Meaning of “flexible benefit”

Amendment 98

Clause 73: Meaning of “cash balance benefit”

Amendment 99

Clause 74: Interpretation of Part 4

Amendments 100 to 103

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Amendment 104

Lord Balfe (Con):


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7.30 pm

Lord Monks (Lab):

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Lord Balfe:

Lord Monks:

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe:


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Lord Balfe:

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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7.45 pm

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Lord Balfe:

Clause 80: Power to make consequential amendments

Amendment 106

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Lord McAvoy:

Amendments 107 and 108

Column: 634

Clause 81: Regulations

Amendments 109 to 111

Amendments 112 and 113

Clause 84: Commencement

Amendments 114 to 116

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Elderly People: Powers of Attorney and Living Wills - Question for Short Debate

7.56 pm

Baroness Bakewell (Lab):

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8.06 pm

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con):


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8.12 pm

Baroness Flather (CB):

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8.18 pm

Lord Joffe (Lab):


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8.24 pm

Baroness Greengross (CB):

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8.32 pm

Baroness Wheeler (Lab):


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8.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe) (Con):


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Baroness Flather:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Flather:

Earl Howe:


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Grand Committee [12 Jan 2015]

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn) (Con):

Clause 15: Target for streamlined company registration

Amendment 33B

Lord Mendelsohn (Lab):


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Lord Popat (Con):


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Lord Mendelsohn:

3.45 pm

Clause 17: Review of regulators’ complaints and appeals procedures

Amendment 33C

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Amendment 33D

4 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


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Column: GC91

Lord Deben (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Amendment 33G

Lord Mendelsohn:

4.15 pm

Column: GC94

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Column: GC96

Lord Mendelsohn:

Amendment 33H

Baroness Thornton (Lab):


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4.30 pm

Viscount Eccles (Con):

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Lord Deben:

Column: GC99

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Deben:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

4.45 pm

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: GC102

Baroness Thornton:

Clause 18: Power to specify regulatory functions

Column: GC103

Clause 19: Guidance by the Secretary of State

Clause 20: Independent Complaints Commissioner: reporting duty

Clause 21: Duty on Secretary of State to publish business impact target etc

Clause 22: Sections 21 and 23 to 25: “qualifying regulatory provisions” etc

Amendment 33P

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Viscount Eccles:

Column: GC104

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Column: GC105

Clause 23: Duty on Secretary of State to publish reports

Amendment 33Q

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


Column: GC106

5 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: GC107

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


Column: GC108

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Column: GC109

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Viscount Eccles:

5.15 pm

Lord Curry of Kirkharle (CB):

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Clause 25: Appointment of body to verify assessments and lists in reports

Clause 26: Amending the business impact target etc

Clause 27: Sections 21 to 25 etc: interpretation

Column: GC111

Clause 28: Duty to review regulatory provisions in secondary legislation

Clause 30: Section 28(2)(a): “provision for review”

Clause 32: Sections 28 to 31 etc: supplementary

Clause 33: Definitions of small and micro business

Amendment 33BC

Lord Mendelsohn:


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Column: GC113

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


Column: GC114

5.30 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Con):

Lord Mendelsohn:


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Amendment 33BE

Lord Mendelsohn:

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Column: GC117

Column: GC118

Lord Deben:

5.45 pm

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Column: GC120

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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6 pm

Lord Mendelsohn:

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Column: GC124

Clause 35: Exclusion of home businesses from Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Amendment 33BH

Column: GC125

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):

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6.15 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Geddes) (Con):

Column: GC130

Amendment 34

Lord Popat:

6.30 pm

Column: GC131

Amendment 35

Column: GC132

Amendment 35A

Lord Cromwell (CB):

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Lord Cromwell:

Lord Stoneham of Droxford:


Column: GC134

The Earl of Lytton (CB):


Column: GC135

6.45 pm

Lord Deben:

Column: GC136

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Deben:

Column: GC138

Lord Cope of Berkeley:

Lord Deben:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

7 pm

Column: GC139

Clause 36: CMA to publish recommendations on proposals for Westminster legislation

Amendment 35B

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


Column: GC140

Lord Deben:

Column: GC141

Lord Whitty (Lab):


Column: GC142

7.15 pm

Column: GC143

Lord Deben:

Lord Whitty:

Baroness Wheatcroft:

Column: GC144

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: GC145

Column: GC146

7.30 pm

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: GC147

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


Column: GC148

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Column: WS73

Written Statements [12 Jan 2015]

Libya Training Report - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):


Column: WS74

Low Pay Commission Report (National Minimum Wage) - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Maximising Voter Registration - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WS75

Pension Guidance Service - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Column: WS76

Column: WA229


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Written Answers [12 Jan 2015]

Access to Work Programme - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):

Administration of Justice - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):

Column: WA230

Bahrain - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Column: WA231

Combined Cadet Force - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Electoral Register - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Floods: Somerset - Question

Column: WA232

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):

Forced Marriage - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):

Government Departments: Work Experience - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA233

Leasehold - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Military Aircraft - Question

Column: WA234

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Ministers: Correspondence - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Social Security Benefits: Fraud - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):

Column: WA235

Sports: Disability - Question

Column: WA236

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):